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The Guardian newspaper: International | guardian.co.uk
Дата публікації:
23/05/2021 08:04
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http://www.vsinovyny.com/7878824
Twenty-one dead as extreme weather hits ultramarathon in China
23/05/2021 08:04 // The Guardian newspaper: International | guardian.co.uk
Hail, freezing rain and high winds hit runners at high-altitude, 100km race in Yellow River stone forest in Gansu province
Twenty-one people have died after hail, freezing rain and high winds hit runners taking part in a 100km (62-mile) ultramarathon in a mountainous part of northern China.
More than 700 rescuers and army personnel used thermal-imaging drones and radar detectors to try to find runners caught by the storm in the race in Yellow River stone forest near Baiyin in north-western Gansu province, officials said.
The death toll has risen to 21 after extreme weather hit a 100-km cross-country mountain marathon race in northwest China's Gansu https://t.co/fqwxNPXlcG pic.twitter.com/s2wrWpDism
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21 runners have been confirmed dead after extreme weather hit an #ultra-marathon race in northwest #China's Gansu Province. Authorities say temperatures dropped further after nightfall, complicating the rescue operation. 172 runners in total took part in the 100 kilometer race. pic.twitter.com/wN0RNgFeRz
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